Bulgaria could delay next season's start after coronavirus surge


FILE PHOTO: Bulgarian Cup Final - CSKA Sofia v Lokomotiv Plovdiv - Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria - July 1, 2020 Lokomotiv's Momchil Tsvetanov celebrates with the trophy with his teammates after winning the Bulgarian Cup, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

SOFIA (Reuters) - The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) may delay the start of the next domestic season, scheduled for July 24, after coronavirus infections at several clubs surged, its medical commission said on Friday.

More than half of top-flight clubs as well as second-tier teams have been hit by the virus, with Cherno More Varna reporting 16 cases and Cup winners Lokomotiv Plovdiv nine.

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